Rescue Reel is designed to let you down in an emergency

Hello,

The idea is basically very nice - safely tucked in a special sheet and a controlled descent; I myself have a long time been looking for a suitable escape ladder for my two-storey appartment and have succeeded in buying/building a rope ladder of _metallic_ components. Of course climbing a rope ladder is much more dangerous than rappelling but I had not found a decent alternative solution for my particular situation.

BUT... IMHO it is utterly unsafe to use Kevlar as the rope - it will burn in an instant when exposed to even a simple match. I just did a test burning/melting a Kevlar fishing line with a match - it's gone in a split second. Imagine rappelling down a building and having to pass a lower storey/window with flames coming out - brrrrrr

And does this invention have a hauling-back mechanism to get your wife/kids/husband/friends etc. down safely as well?

Christoph